Originally Posted by
Sunfish
If that "metal tag" existed, then whatever Greg thinks is no longer "fact". To put that another way, "in the drink near Howland" is a hypothesis just like Davids.
It would be hard to believe that the tag DIDN'T exist Sunfish.
If that "fact" was made up to fabricate a story it would mean that the map was doctored later too, which would be a conspiracy spanning many decades.
I don't know about you lot, however if I was in that situation and couldn't find my destination, I'd be running as lean as humanly possible until land appeared in my windscreen to the point where the heads would nearly pop off ! If the heat didn't crack the heads off, the vibrations would !